First Amendment Clinic News And Events
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First Amendment Clinics Advocate for Presumptive Right to Access Government Social Media Accounts in Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Resolution of this case will determine how government officials will structure and use social media pages to interact with constituents Read MoreJul. 5, 2023
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Jennifer Safstrom Named Director of the Stanton Foundation First Amendment Clinic
Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor named full-time Director Read MoreJun. 12, 2023
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Doe v. Montgomery County, Maryland
The First Amendment Clinics at Arizona State, Duke, Illinois, and Vanderbilt law schools filed an amicus brief in a pending case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Lindke v. Freed, to advocate for the First Amendment rights to access the social media platforms of government officials and agencies. … Read MoreJun. 9, 2023
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Netflix v. Babin
The Stanton Foundation First Amendment Clinic has signed on to an amicus brief in the case, which is pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Read MoreJun. 8, 2023
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Stanton First Amendment Clinic: Advocating for Speech Rights on Social Media
The First Amendment Clinics at Arizona State, Duke, Illinois, and Vanderbilt law schools filed an amicus brief in a pending case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Lindke v. Freed, to advocate for the First Amendment rights to access the social media platforms of government officials and agencies. … Read MoreApr. 11, 2023
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Fox v. Faison
The First Amendment Clinics at Arizona State, Duke, Illinois, and Vanderbilt law schools filed an amicus brief in a pending case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Lindke v. Freed, to advocate for the First Amendment rights to access the social media platforms of government officials and agencies. … Read MoreSep. 6, 2022
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Stanton Foundation First Amendment Clinic wins case for Tennesseans for Sensible Election Laws
Students in the clinic, directed by Gautam Hans, worked with Daniel Horwitz ’13 to defend a nonprofit group’s satirical mailer criticizing a Tennessee state representative. Read MoreAug. 10, 2020
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Stanton Foundation First Amendment clinic settles case in a win for clients
Clinic students served as co-counsel in Human Rights Defense Center v. Marshall County, Tennessee, which claimed that the county sheriff’s department engaged in unconstitutional censorship. Read MoreFeb. 9, 2020
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First Amendment Clinic files amicus brief in Georgia v. Public Resource addressing public access to state law
Supreme Court case addresses the right of citizens to freely access official statutory codes as a means of ensuring effective participation in democratic self-government. Read MoreOct. 17, 2019
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Gautam Hans launches First Amendment Clinic at VLS
Funded through a grant from The Stanton Foundation, the clinic will give students opportunities to development and use legal strategies while working on cases addressing First Amendment rights. Read MoreNov. 7, 2018